Consumer Acceptance of an SMS-Assisted Smoking Cessation Intervention: A Multicountry Study

Abstract

This study assesses smokers' perceptions, motivations, and intentions towards using an SMS-assisted smoking cessation intervention in Australia, France, and Mexico through an extended technology acceptance model with mediating variables. Data was collected through online surveys. Results show that perceived usefulness and vicarious innovativeness predict use intentions for all three countries. Perceived ease of use is significant only for Mexico. Subjective norms are significant only for Mexico and Australia. Perceived monetary value and perceived annoyance are significant mediating variables for all three countries, whereas perceived enjoyment is significant only for Mexico and Australia. These results contribute to theory and practice.

KEYWORDS:

• m-health
• mobile phones
• technology acceptance model (TAM)
• smoking cessation
• multicountry research

Notes

^a Item 2 is removed. ^b Item 1 removed due to translation issue. ^c Item 2 is removed. ^d Low Cronbach alpha. ^e 3 items; lower Cronbach alpha.